Festival fans fuel 1500% increase in European hotel bookings

LateRooms.com reveals that European hotels close to the continent’s biggest music festivals have seen booking surges in the last year of up to 1500% as music lovers prepare to check in and rock out this summer.

Figures from the hotel booking specialist show that 2013 European festival goers are set to shun on-site camping facilities in favour of the comfort of nearby hotel rooms, and are already booking up rooms for a short break ahead of major events such as Primavera in Portugal, Optimus Alive! in Lisbon and the INMusic festival in Croatia.

A summary of the top booking rises is follows:

1. INMusic Festival - Zagreb, Croatia: bookings risen 1500% (2012 – 2013)
2. Optimus Alive! - Lisbon: bookings risen 325% (2011 – 2012)
3. Primavera Festival - Porto: bookings risen 116% (2011 – 2012)
4. Exit Festival - Novi Sad, Serbia: bookings risen 54% (2012 – 2013)
5. Sonar Festival - Barcelona: bookings risen 11% (2012 – 2013)